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Hist. Literar.

c Anthena

p. 137, 138

Colomesius b of the one, and by our laborious antiquary, b Edit. Colo Mr. A. Wood of the other; in his useful collection i Cave. of the lives and writings of our modern authors. And in Clem. though I believe that whoever will take the pains to Oxon. 2 part compare the two translations together, may find them generally agreeing as to the sense; yet there will otherwise appear such manifest differences between them, as may abundantly satisfy any impartial person, that I have truly translated it from the original Greek, and not revised only Mr. Burton's edition of it.

3

THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. CLEMENT

TO THE

CORINTHIANS.

CHAP. I.

He commends them for their excellent order and piety in Christ, before their schism broke out.

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a is at Rome, Called. See THE Church of God which is at Rome, to the Church of God which is at Corinth, Dr. elect, sanctified, by the will of God, through Matt. xx. e. Jesus Christ our Lord: grace and the Almighty God, by Jesus Christ, be multi-d See Bishop plied unto you. 2 ¶ Brethren, the sudden and unexpected Colomesii. p. dangers and calamities that have fallen upon us, have, we fear, made us the more slow in our consideration of those things which you inquired of us :

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Pearson's note on this place. Ed.

2.

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to.

3 As also of that wicked and detestable sedition, so unbecoming the elect of God, Gr. Strange which a few heady and self-willed men have fomented to such a degree of madness, that your venerable and renowned name, so worthy of all men to be beloved, is greatly blasphemed thereby.

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4 For who that has ever been among you has not experimented the firmness of your faith, and its fruitfulness in all good works; with allman and admired the temper and moderation of

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ner of virtues.

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your religion in Christ; and published abroad the magnificence of your hospitality; and thought you happy in your perfect and certain knowledge of the Gospel?

5 For ye did all things without respect of persons, and walked according to the laws of God; being subject to those who had the rule over you, and giving the honour that was fit* Presbyters. ting to such as were the aged among you. 6 Ye commanded the young men to think those things that were modest and grave.

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7 The women ye exhorted to do all things with an unblameable, and seemly, and pure conscience; loving their own husbands, as was fitting; and that, keeping themselves Them within the 'bounds of a due obedience, they ow should order their houses gravely with all Not. Junii in n discretion.

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8 ° Ye were all of you humble minded, not 1 Pet v. 5. boasting of any thing; desiring rather to be subject than to govern; to give than to re1 Tim.vi.8 ceive; being content with the portion God it in your had dispensed to you:

? Acts xx. 35.

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very bowels.

See

Dr.

• Παθήματα. 9 And hearkening diligently to his word, Grabe's Ad- "were enlarged in your bowels, having his Bull's Def. sufferings always before your eyes.

dit. to Bishop

fid. Nic. p. 60, 61.

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Holy counsel, or pur

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10 Thus a firm, and "blessed, and profitable peace was given unto you; and an unsatiable desire of doing good; and a plentiful effusion of the Holy Ghost was upon all of

you.

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11 And being full of good designs, ye did pose, or will with great readiness of mind, and with a religious confidence, stretch forth your hands to God Almighty; beseeching him to be merciful unto you, if in any thing ye had unwillingly sinned against him.

12 Ye contended day and night for the

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whole brotherhood; that with compassion, cy and con and a good conscience, the number of his science. elect might be saved.

13 Ye were sincere, and without offence towards each other; not mindful of injuries: all sedition and schism was an abomination unto you.

14 Ye bewailed every one his neighbour's sins, esteeming their defects your own.

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15 Ye were kind one to another without y grudging; being ready to every good work. pentance In And being adorned with a conversation alto-ing, Titus i gether virtuous and religious, ye did all things * Prov. vii.3. in the fear of God; whose commandments

were written upon the tables of your heart.

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CHAP. II.

How their divisions began.

a Deut.xxxii.

15.

ALL honour and enlargement was given unto you; and so was fulfilled that which is written. My beloved did eat and drink, he is. was enlarged, and waxed fat, and he kicked. 2 From hence came emulation, and envy, confurton, and strife, and sedition; persecution and dis- tumults, &e. order, war and captivity.

3 So they who were of no renown, lifted up themselves against the honourable; those of no reputation, against those that were in respcct; the foolish against the wise; the young men against the aged.

4 Therefore righteousness and peace are departed from you, because every one hath forsaken the fear of God; and is grown blind in his faith; nor walketh by the rule of God's commandments, nor liveth as is fitting in Christ: